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1. REICHL( DISPLAY W|N DOW. APPLlcATmN HLED JULY 12, 1920.

L41 698755 Patented May 23, 1922,

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DISPLAY WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILEDJULY12,1920.

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J' OSEPH REICHL, 0F KANSAS CITY,

MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO DEAN' HOTEL COMPANY,

0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION 0F MISSOURI.

DISPLAY WINDOW.

pplication led July 12,

To all ali/'10m t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JosEPH R-EICHL, a citizen of the United States.residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Windows;and I do declare the following to be a full. clear. and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rThis invention relates to display devices and one of the objectsthereof is to provide a window display which Will have an attractiveappearance and which will be capable of displaying articles insimulation 0f a picture or painting. the background of which may bechanged from time to time to correspond to the articles displayed. Meansis also provided for providing illumination within the confines of thedisplay7 device.l the light sources being within grooves or recesses inthe walls of the display device and preferably provided with that beamsof light may be the objects to be displayed. the llght sources being notvisible from the front of the displa)7 device.

In the drawings.

F ig. I designates a front. elevational view of a displaydeviceconstructed in accordance with my invention, showing the articlestherein on display.

Fig. II is a sectional View on the line II`II of Fig. I.

Fig. III is a perspective view able panel, and

Fig. IV is a similar view ofa supplemental panel. y

In carrying out the invention I provide a support, which may be the wallof the building or any other suitable support. The support is designatedl and is provided with a recess 2, the front portions of which arereceive a simulation of a picture appropriate design, on the front ofwhich may be provided a glass window or panel 4. Supported upon thefloor of the recess 2 is a stand 5 of any appropriate construction, overwhich may be placed, if desired, a dra ery 6, and upon which may besupported the articles to be displayed.

of a mov- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1920. serial No. 395,659.

The rear wall of the recess 2 is provided with a removable panel T. onwhich may be. printed. painted or otherwise fixed scenery or fancifuldesigns, as at 8. the panels being interchangeable to providebackgrounds or scener \Y appropriate to the articles to be displayed.and the panel T may be removably secured to the rear wall 9 of therecess by fastening devices 10 of appropriate construction. Asupplemental wall 11 is provided in rear of the wall 9 and it isprovided with a removable door 12. which may be fastened thereto in anyappropriate manner.

A source of illumination is provided for the display devices,illustrated as consisting of a recess or groove 13. extending around thewalls of the recess and preferably the vertical walls and top wall. andsaid recess may be provided with a suitable reflector 1J: for the lampsor other suitable liglitsources 15. rThe reflector is so designed thatbeams of light will be directed across the recess to provide a sheetorbeam of light illuminating the portion of the recess in front of the.background 7 so that the articles on display will be illuminated whilethe rear of the recess .will have a subdued light. thus bringing thearticles to be displayed out more prominently to the attention of theobserver.

It will be apparent that when it is desired to re-arrange the displaywindow or recess, it will be only necessary to remove the doors 12 and 7and, after arranging the articles to be displayed, a door or panel T maybe applied which will be appropriate to the artiscenery, etc., dependentupon the articles to be displayed in the recess 2.

IVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

In a display device, a structur having a recess forming a sight openingand a front edge simulating a, picture frame, a back for the recesshaving a picture thereon, an article-supporting stand between the frameand the back, the walls of the recess being grooved to house lightingdevices, lighting devices in said grooves, and reflector devices in saidgrooves directing rays from the light` ing devices over thearticle-supporting stand and restricting said rays from the backpicture.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature. JOSEPH REICHL.

